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Old May 12, 2011 | 10:58 PM
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Bubbling Clear Coat on Rear Wing

Hey guys,

I have the stock wing and the clear coat has started to bubble pretty badly. Its only within the last month or so since I have noticed this. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clean it up? Particularly, any advice on keeping it from getting any worse?

I recently used some rubbing compound, polish, and wax on some scratches I had and it worked out well. Would a similar process help protect and mask my bubbling problem? All help is appreciated.
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Old May 12, 2011 | 11:55 PM
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only true fix is to have it reclearcoated provided the paint isnt damaged.
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Old May 13, 2011 | 02:27 AM
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Bubbling? Ive never heard of the clear coat bubbling before.

Can you snap a few pictures and post it here?
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Old May 13, 2011 | 08:01 AM
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i think hes talking about orange peel.
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Old May 13, 2011 | 08:24 AM
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Added some pics, it seems that the actual paint is fine.. but the clear is starting to bubble and crack.. ideas besides having to re-clearcoat? Anything to slow the process? Prevent further damage?
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Old May 14, 2011 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotary-RX8
i think hes talking about orange peel.
What is Orange peel?
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Old May 15, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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Problem is getting worse with this weekends rain. Check out this new pic. Its starting to loook more like a protective coating than a clear coat. Its starting to just chip right off with no effort whatsoever. I would think a clear coat would have more sticking bite than this.

Any ideas?
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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fix?

Did you ever find a fix for this? Mine has started doing something similar but the bubbles are smaller.
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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sand and paint.
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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damn dude! whoever painted that car did a shitty job. ive never seen clear coat do that on paint less than 20 years old. lol
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Old Apr 1, 2012 | 03:01 AM
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I never found a cure to this problem, I will post the most recent pics I have of the wing tomorrow when I get a chance. I have since taken the wing off and I am plugging the trunk and de-badging it. Ill post pics of that in a month or two when its complete (Im doing it on my own)
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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I have an 04 RX8 AT, Nordic Mica green that bubbled up on top of the driver's rear quarter (next to the trunk) your right, its BS
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